Actis P. – TechConnect Briefs

Single-cell manipulation using Nanopipettes

Maalouf M.M., Jain M., Actis P., Pourmand N., University of California, Santa Cruz, US

Manipulation and analysis of individual cells is key in understanding processes that control single-cell behavior in complex environment. Nanotechnology-based tools having high sensitivity and low invasiveness are holding great promises as new biomedical devices for [...]

Functionalized Nanopipette: towards single cell immunoassay

Actis P., Jejelowo O., Pourmand N., UC Santa Cruz, US

Nanopipette technology is capable of detecting and functional analyzing bio-molecules based on difference on their size, shape and electrical charge. This unique label-free biosensor is inexpensive, easy to fabricate and versatile. Nanopipette functionalized with antibodies [...]